The Amish have some of their own nursery rhymes and lullabies.
A favorite of mine when I was a little girl was one about rabbits in the yard. Sung in Pennsylvania Dutch and rhyming perfectly.
The first verse had black rabbits that wanted to bite the baby, the next verse white rabbits wanted to scratch the baby, long eared rabbits with little feet think the baby smells sweet, short eared rabbits with big feet chase the baby around the garden, little rabbits with cute noses think the baby smells like cheese, some more rabbits think the baby is lost, while others think it's cross.
By the end of the song I would envision a yard filled with every rabbit imaginable and be glad I was safely snuggled in Mom's lap.
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Aaaawwww ...... very sweet memory ....... there is many nursery ryhmes that I remember kept me thinking afterward, and, some a bit frightened for whatever reason, especially there was an old woman who lived in a shoe !! I was horrified to think a big family lived in a big shoe !! Just one of many .... And, a BIG BAD wolf !!! Kinda strange that they were written for children to read and enjoy !!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a safe and fun filled Memorial week-end my friend xo
A lot of nursery rhymes are less than cute when you take a moment to see what they're actually saying, including Rock-a-bye baby!
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There's a similar one:
DeleteRock-a-bye baby, thy cradle is green
Daddy's a nobleman, mama's a queen
Betty's a lady and wears a gold ring
And Johnny's a drummer and drums for the king.
WHAT exactly is going on there?
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DeleteWhen my 12-year-old is sick (or sad, or exhausted) he still likes for me to sing "I had a little nut tree" to him. Once, I sang it to him in a hospital emergency room. The doctor/nurse had never heard it before.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I ever heard that song either. I'll have to google for it now.
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ReplyDeleteMy dad used to sing to me: "I took my girl to the circus. the circus for the see. But she got stuck in the elephant's trunk, and wouldn't come home with me." I don't know if he made it up, or it is an Australia rhyme.
ReplyDeleteCute song! Were you ever scared of elephants after this song?
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